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Sylvie Barr
20 hours ago2 min read
Welcome to Holisto® 2.0, mentoring services for young adults.
Introducing Holisto® mentoring services for young adults seeking clarity, purpose and success.
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Sylvie Barr
Jan 244 min read
On International Education Day
In loving memory of Christophe Dauphin, who took this picture many moons ago at a friends' reunion As I went to the college library with...
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Sylvie Barr
Jan 73 min read
Has it ever happened to you?
Photo credit: Maiken Ingvordsen I read about the win of Demi Moore at the Golden Globe Awards Ceremony last weekend. At the age of 62,...
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Sylvie Barr
Nov 8, 20243 min read
Maslow Hierarchy, Chakras & US Election 2024
As we woke up yesterday to the results of the 2024 US Election, information kept rolling down our screens about how Donald Trump made his...
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Sylvie Barr
Oct 2, 20243 min read
The Power of Compassion
Photo credit: Adrianna Geo It’s nearly a year since Hamas carried out barbaric atrocities at a music festival in Israel. Nearly a year...
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Sylvie Barr
Sep 21, 20244 min read
Equinox Musings - Balance (II)
Once more I’m drawn to write at this time of year, when the hours of daylight and darkness are the same, all over the world. Whether we...
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Sylvie Barr
Aug 24, 20243 min read
There's no place they'd rather be
Photo credit: Xingchen Yan ‘Create Balance.’ This was the theme of our creativity and problem solving session this week in my Facebook...
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Sylvie Barr
Feb 12, 20243 min read
Do you like digging?
Photo credit: Jonathan Kemper I’m not here to talk about the virtues of gardening and putting your hands in the soil, even if it’s...
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Sylvie Barr
Dec 7, 20234 min read
December Musings on Nature, Authenticity and Thriving
In the copse As the year draws to a close and we are nearing the winter solstice here in the Northern Hemisphere, I wanted once more to...
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Sylvie Barr
Aug 10, 20235 min read
What's your legacy?
Photo credits: Simon Berger & Jon Tyson This might feel heavy … And if it does, that’s because it is. Today I want to write about legacy...
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Sylvie Barr
Jul 31, 20233 min read
What a week it's been... Reflections on talent, authenticity and self discovery
As I got home last Monday after getting antibiotics to clear a chest infection, I heard of the passing of George Alagiah. Two days later,...
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Sylvie Barr
Jul 12, 20233 min read
This is driving me mad!!!
Photo credit: Yogendra Singh Insane! Nuts! Bonkers! But before I tell you what it is, let’s rewind a little bit. Last week in my group...
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Sylvie Barr
May 23, 20235 min read
Where Next for holisto®
Photo credit: Malcolm Lightbody After sharing my thoughts on ‘Where Next for Business?’, the session held by the Royal Society of Arts...
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Sylvie Barr
May 10, 20233 min read
Where Next for Business?
Photo credit: Raul Petri This is the title of a session organised by the The RSA (The royal society for arts, manufactures and commerce),...
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Sylvie Barr
Apr 13, 20233 min read
77 years... a good innings?
Just a few weeks ago I was giving my two pence worth about Toblerone’s latest move. Yesterday’s news about Tupperware gives me another...
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Sylvie Barr
Mar 25, 20231 min read
She nailed it 💪🏼
Photo credit: Jamie Street This is a MUST READ... An open letter from Mary Portas to the chairman of John Lewis. This is why I do what I...
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Sylvie Barr
Mar 20, 20234 min read
Equinox Musings
Photo credit: Aziz Acharki On this Equinox day, let me share with you a few thoughts on Balance. Practising yoga has got me to physically...
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Sylvie Barr
Mar 10, 20234 min read
Another one bites the dust
Photo credit: Ashley Pomeroy Do you like chocolate? I do, so writing about this as I’m observing lent - not for religious reasons, but to...
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Sylvie Barr
Feb 14, 20233 min read
Show your biz some 💚
The tree of love, Sussex, 2017 Happy Valentine’s Day everyone! The candles, the red roses, the box of chocolates, the bubbly, the steak...
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Sylvie Barr
Feb 8, 20234 min read
Where do you sit on that curve?
I hope your week is going well. As often, I came up with an idea in the shower this morning and I wanted to share it with you. Have you...
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